What did you do last weekend?

Last weekend? Actually, I was quite busy. Other than reading a book called Whispers of the Dead, teaching for a few hours on both Saturday and Sunday, and writing an article, I went grocery shopping and then I also cooked dinner on both days. Actually, that’s sort of a normal weekend for me.

• cook dinner 做晚餐
• normal 正常的；常规的

Do you like weekends?

Yeah, absolutely. For most people, the weekend is spent relaxing and sleeping in, and then perhaps going on an outing, or going shopping, but for me, it’s actually spent working, grocery shopping, reading, and writing. Sort of boring perhaps, but for me, it’s part of my routine. My weekdays are actually a little more flexible, so in that way, I’m kind of lucky.

• spent relaxing 用来放松
• sleeping in 睡懒觉
• going on an outing 郊游
• grocery shopping 购买日常用品
• part of 是……的一部分
• routine 常规；惯例
• flexible 灵活的

Do you make plans for your weekends?

Yeah, I do, but as I mentioned, I sort of have a standardized routine, but of course, there are always things to be done, so I make time for those things and plan times for certain things that need to be accomplished, rather than being willy-nilly and aimless.

• standardized 标准化的
• make time for 留时间给……
• need to be accomplished 需要完成
• willy-nilly 拖延的；乱糟糟的
• aimless 没有目的

What do you usually do on weekends?

Well, as mentioned before, my weekends usually entail reading, writing, teaching, cooking, and grocery shopping. In saying that, however, my favorite thing to do on weekends is reading beside my living room window on a sunny day.

• entail 包含
• beside 在……旁边